Where does “Posen” come from?
Posen (English) comes from German Posen, from German pose, from French posé, from French poser, from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “Posen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Posen | plural of Pose |
| 2 | German | pose | pose |
| 3 | French | posé | past participle of poser; placed, posed |
| 4 | French | poser | to stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land |
| 5 | Old French | poser | to put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pauso | to blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I... |
| 7 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |